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• Key points from the defence investment plan

  30-06-2026 13:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  Here are the key points from the Prime Minister’s speech and defence investment plan.
  
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• Finance worker died after body temperature reached 40C during London half marathon, inquest hears

  30-06-2026 22:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  Kory Russell died from a cardiac arrest caused by heat exhaustion after running the Royal Parks Half Marathon in October
  
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• Police investigate after light aircraft crashes in Essex field

  30-06-2026 22:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  Essex Police confirmed that the plane crashed in a field near Mill Lane in Ongar at around 12.30pm on Tuesday
  
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• Wimbledon 2026 LIVE: Serena Williams vs Maya Joint latest score and updates in Centre Court decider

  30-06-2026 22:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  Serena Williams, 44, is looking for her first Wimbledon win in seven years
  
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• Patient being tested for Ebola virus at Glasgow hospital

  30-06-2026 21:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  Tests are currently being carried out to confirm whether the individual has contracted the disease.
  
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• Woman thought she would die in attack by 'evil' predator, court hears

  30-06-2026 21:22 via standard.co.uk
  
  Simon Levy, 40, is accused of raping a woman in January last year, months before he allegedly killed two others
  
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• Two new Scottish MPs make their maiden speeches after by-election wins

  30-06-2026 21:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  The SNP’s Lara Bird and the Conservatives’ Douglas Lumsden made their maiden speeches from the green benches on Tuesday.
  
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• Number in DUP knew about claim over Donaldson behaviour to woman – Poots

  30-06-2026 20:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Stormont Speaker said Donaldson had tried to ‘extinguish’ his career.
  
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• Wimbledon 2026 LIVE: Serena Williams vs Maya Joint latest score and updates from Centre Court

  30-06-2026 20:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  Serena Williams, 44, is looking for her first Wimbledon win in seven years
  
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• William turns homemaker as he helps tenant furnish new flat

  30-06-2026 20:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Prince of Wales’s ambitious Homewards initiative is a five-year project.
  
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• Hounslow stabbing: Murder investigation launched as man, 22, killed in West London 'after row on bus'

  30-06-2026 20:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  Victim was found by emergency services responded to reports of a stabbing at the junction of Bath Road and Great Southwest Road
  
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• Wimbledon 2026 LIVE: Serena Williams vs Maya Joint latest score and updates from Centre Court

  30-06-2026 19:55 via standard.co.uk
  
  Seven-times singles champion Serena Williams, 44, is returning to Wimbledon’s Centre Court for the first time in four years
  
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• Top Boy star Micheal Ward told woman 'if I tell you to do it, you do it' as he raped her in car, court hears

  30-06-2026 19:53 via standard.co.uk
  
  Bafta-winning actor Ward, who is on trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court, denies raping the woman after meeting her at a nightclub
  
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• Drinkers to be able to buy alcohol with digital ID within months under government plans

  30-06-2026 19:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  Establishments will be able to check a customer’s age using an app on their phone from autumn this year
  
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• Meeting the King ‘great honour’, says charity star at royal garden party

  30-06-2026 19:39 via standard.co.uk
  
  Isla Grist from Inverness met the King to raise awareness of her rare skin condition.
  
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• Steve Reed backs Andy Burnham’s plans to ‘go further and faster’ on devolution

  30-06-2026 19:28 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Communities Secretary said the prospective prime minister’s plans for an outpost of No 10 based in Manchester were a ‘great idea’.
  
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• Man assaulted with dumbbell in north London

  30-06-2026 19:05 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating the incident in Islington which saw a man assaulted with a weight on Monday afternoon
  
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• Millions of Brits urged to submit meter readings by midnight ahead of price cap rise

  30-06-2026 18:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  The energy price cap is set to rise by 13% on Wednesday, with the bill for a typical household increasing from £1,641 to £1,862
  
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• Jury deliberations in Noah Donohoe inquest to extend into second day

  30-06-2026 18:52 via standard.co.uk
  
  The jury spent just over five hours considering their findings in the inquest which has lasted almost six months.
  
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• Andy Burnham: I'll cut transport fares in London to lower cost of living for millions

  30-06-2026 18:46 via standard.co.uk
  
  Exclusive: The Prime Minister-in-waiting also pledges more affordable homes including in the heart of the capital where property prices are sky-high
  
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• Scotland could face budget reductions as UK ups defence spending, Swinney says

  30-06-2026 18:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  The First Minister said ‘enormous investment’ in nuclear arms had made it difficult to strengthen conventional defences.
  
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• Top Boy actor was ‘overpowering’ as he raped woman in car, court told

  30-06-2026 18:16 via standard.co.uk
  
  Micheal Ward denies two counts of rape, two counts of assault by penetration, and one count of sexual assault against one woman in January 2023.
  
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• TV psychic fails to foresee own defeat in court battle over inheritance

  30-06-2026 17:58 via standard.co.uk
  
  The case mostly centred around a house in Stratford, east London
  
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• Prolific fare dodger with 100 convictions warned he faces prison over unpaid train fines

  30-06-2026 17:50 via standard.co.uk
  
  Charles Brohiri owes more than £34k in total
  
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• Four men admit affray after noxious substance sprayed at Heathrow Airport

  30-06-2026 17:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  Paramedics treated 21 people who had been hit with the CS spray in a multi-storey car park at terminal three
  
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• Nigel Farage earns £270k in just 12 hours for promoting gold bullion

  30-06-2026 17:38 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Reform UK leader is a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion
  
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• Stephen McCullagh to appeal against sentence for murder of Natalie McNally

  30-06-2026 17:37 via standard.co.uk
  
  McCullagh staged a fake YouTube gaming livestream to provide an alibi while he murdered Ms McNally.
  
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• Jury sent home after an hour of deliberations in Dublin stabbing trial

  30-06-2026 17:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  The judge urged the jury to ‘please guard against’ emotions interfering in their deliberations.
  
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• Andy Burnham: I'll cut transport fares in London to lower cost-of-living for millions

  30-06-2026 17:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  Exclusive: The Prime Minister-in-waiting also pledges more affordable homes including in the heart of the capital where property prices are sky-high
  
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• Queen welcomes JK Rowling to Palace of Holyroodhouse

  30-06-2026 17:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  Camilla and the Harry Potter author discussed the vital part reading plays in opening doors for future generations.
  
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